Ed Mulholland/US PresswireZach Parise called fans "the most important part of the game." Zach Parise felt his comments about fans booing the Devils' power play Saturday night were a bit harsh.

So the high-scoring left winger wanted to set the record straight.

"I read it the next day and my first impression was it sounded like I was coming down on the fans, which was not the case at all," Parise told The Star-Ledger. "They're the ones that pay our salary. They're the most important part of the game.

"We're frustrated, too. Everyone understands. You can't blame them for booing. We're trying to figure it out. It's been frustrating for everybody. I was frustrated after the game and I don't want to it sound like I was upset that they were booing. Like I said, you can't blame them."

The Devils went 0-for-3 on the power play against the St. Louis Blues and will enter Tuesday night's game against the Columbus Blues 0-for-18.